Welcome to the Martinsville-Henry County Chamber of Commerce

The Martinsville Henry County Chamber of Commerce is a membership organization comprised of businesses
serving our community. With over 600 members, the Chamber acts a voice for businesses in the region
while also providing opportunities for networking, collaboration, and increased community exposure.

The Martinsville-Henry County Chamber of Commerce was founded in 1959 and has been actively involved in
all facets of our business community ever since. Our programs are designed to encourage a strong local economy
by creating an environment where businesses thrive and community and commerce work together for the future
of Martinsville-Henry County. Learn more by exploring our website!

Startup Martinsville-Henry County Application Now Available

MARTINSVILLE, VA (November 13, 2018) - The Chamber's Partnership for Economic Growth (C-PEG) is launching its application process for Startup Martinsville-Henry County for the 2019 round. Startup Martinsville-Henry County is an entrepreneurial mentoring program with an intensive eight-week entrepreneurial boot-camp program for startups and four-week boot-camp for growing companies. The application process is competitive and requires that applicants agree to the program guidelines. January 8, 2019, is the application deadline.

Partners include C-PEG, City of Martinsville, Henry County, the Campbell Family Group and the George W. Lester, II fund through Community Foundation Serving Western Virginia, Inc. Additionally, Appalachian Power is a sponsor of Startup and Grow Martinsville-Henry County, and American National Bank is the small business sponsor for Chamber and C-PEG events.

Since 2015, when the initiative originally began as Startup Martinsville in the Uptown Martinsville area with a Community Business Launch grant from the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development, the geographic area has grown to include the entire footprint in the City of Martinsville and Henry County thanks to support from both locales and private sector funding.

To date, the initiative has successfully graduated 103 individuals from its training program, awarded 27 businesses with over $170,000 in cash and in-kind funding. These businesses have created over $800,000 in new capital investment and created 90 new jobs.

C-PEG partners with Patrick Henry Community College to deliver the entrepreneurial boot camp sessions as well as Longwood’s Small Business Development Center, SCORE and the Martinsville-Henry County Economic Development Corporation and a host of staff from the City and County, local entrepreneurs and business experts.

Upcoming Events

Martinsville Speedway's Annual Christmas Toy Drive

The 2018 edition of Martinsville Speedway's Annual Christmas Toy Drive, benefiting Grace Network of M-HC is scheduled for Saturday, December 8th and will once again include opportunities to ride in a two-seater race car or drive a personal car around the Speedway.

Between 3:00 pm and 5:00 pm and from 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm, people who pay $60 will be able to ride with Martinsville Speedway President Clay Campbell in a two-seater race car. From 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm folks who wish to drive their own car around the Speedway are able to do so for a $20 donation or by bringing a new, unwrapped toy.